How to Force Chrome Dark Mode on All Websites

Chrome dark mode, compatible websites and sites that do not support it

The dark mode It has undeniable advantages, even in applications like Microsoft Word. Especially in the OLED screens, allows you to save energy and increase the autonomy of a device. Why? When pure blacks are used, the pixels that represent those dark areas they turn off completely. On the contrary, there are those who prefer to activate it indefinitely because the dark scheme of the interface seems more attractive to them. Finally, certain users enable it to work at night more comfortably.

In Google Chrome, the dark mode can be enabled from version 74. However, the fact that the browser uses black colors in its interface it does not mean that all websites respect that configuration. There are several scenarios regarding this matter that are worth reviewing.

• Google Chrome adapts to the operating system interface. By default, when you turn on dark mode in Windows or macOS, Chrome automatically changes its scheme.
• Google Chrome in dark mode without depending on the operating system. You can also enable dark mode in the browser without having to activate it in the operating system. This is done thanks to the topics and the section Personalize that appears on each new tab. It only applies to the interface, not to the sites you visit.
• Dark mode on a supported website. When this scheme has been activated in Windows (or macOS) and Chrome, those websites that support the dark mode of the operating system are automatically changed. Take a look at the image above for an example where the Geeknetic cover adapts to the system and to Chrome.
• Pages that are not supported. Most websites do not support dark mode. So no matter how much you’ve set it up in the system and Chrome has adapted to it, you’ll still see the schema that the site designer implements.

The last casuistry raised is, by far, the most unpleasant. Those pages that do not adapt to the dark mode of the system and the browser, they break the visual experience of the interface, consume more energy and dazzle at night. Is there something you can do about it?

Force Chrome Dark Mode on Any Web step by step

In its most recent version, Chrome incorporates an experimental feature that force dark mode on all websites. It is located in the well-known section of flags (flags), which in the Canary and Dev versions has been made more accessible.

In any case, we have carried out the method that we explain below from the stable version of Google Chrome. This is what you need to do so that all the websites you visit load with dark mode:

1. Click on the navigation bar and type the URL chrome://flags. Press Enter to access.

   

2. In the top search engine type dark mode.

   

3. The only result that appears is the one that interests you. bear by name Auto Dark Mode for Web Contents. Click on the side dropdown and select the option Enabled with selective investment of no-image elements. And what about the rest of the modes? For practical purposes, this function inverts the colors of any website. The first entries let you play with the color scale (HSL, CIELAB or RGB). The rest include additional parameters, such as avoiding the inversion of colors in specific elements or increasing the contrast of the text. Usually with the mode Enabled with selective investment of no-image elements the best result is achieved because it inverts the colors, but respecting the images.

   

4. click on relaunch to restart the browser.

   

With this, any site you visit will use a dark color scheme. What should you keep in mind regarding this function?

• It is an experimental mode. Located in the section of flags indicates that this is a feature under development. We have tested it and, when activated, in Google Docs the font in the document became unreadable. Interestingly, in Google Sheets the menus adopt the dark mode, but the cells keep the white background.
• There are several color inversion modes. Clicking on the dropdown brings up several ways to force dark mode. For example, one of them applies an RGB inversion, even in logos. We advise you to try the various parameters until you find the one that best suits you. Every time you make a change, you need to restart your browser.
• It is a dark mode not linked to the operating system. The native dark mode of the browser and the supported websites adapts to the system configuration. But, by enabling this experimental feature, if you go back to the light scheme on Windows or macOS, the portals you visit will continue to be in dark mode.

In the absence of a complete dark mode, a flag or an extension is good

In most cases, the trick that we have explained to you will help you enjoy a solid dark mode. Nevertheless, this is not a definitive feature by any means, having sites that give problems and in which the content does not look good. If after trying it you are not convinced, we recommend installing extensions DarkMode either DarkReader. They are good alternatives that allow more dark mode controladapt to the scheme of the operating system and even allow the modification of colors specifically.

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